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Nawab of Pataudi

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)

Born: 5 January 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Major Teams: Sussex, Oxford University, Delhi, Hyderabad, India.
Known As: Nawab of Pataudi
Also Known As: M A K Pataudi
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: India v England at Delhi, 3rd Test, 1961/62
Latest Test:
India v West Indies at Bombay, 5th Test, 1974/75

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1968

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 23/01/1975)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   46   83   3  2793  203*  34.91   6  16   27   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              22      6    88    1  88.00  1-10    0   0 132.0  4.00

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1957 - 1975/76)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  310  499  41 15425  203*  33.67   33  208   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling              776   10  77.60  1-0     0   0

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1965 - 1974/75)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    7    6   0   210   51   35.00   0   1    4   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.

ICC Match Referee Record:

Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1993
Last Test:
England v Australia at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1993
Test Appearances:
2

ODI Debut:
England v Australia at Manchester, Texaco Trophy, 1993
Last ODI:
Australia v New Zealand at Madras, World Cup, 1995/96
ODI Appearances:
10



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Profile:

An endearing and outstanding personality, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi takes his place as among the leading batsmen and best captains in the history of Indian cricket. As a batsman he was innovative and courageous. He frequently played the role of Horatio as the Indian batting in the sixties was generally brittle. His heroic 148 in a losing cause at Leeds in 1967 and his double of 75 and 85 with one good eye and one good leg at Melbourne in 1967-68 are all part of cricket folklore. His batting was based on sound principles and orthodox technique but because of his immense gifts, he was sometimes able to get away with shots that went against the scientific aspect of batsmanship, like when he lofted the ball pitched outside the off stump into the untenanted spots on the leg side.

Pataudi had many attributes that go to make the perfect captain. Suddenly elevated to the captaincy when Nari Contractor was injured on the tour of West Indies in 1962, he showed a natural flair for leadership. He led from the front, was sound tactically and was a shrewd thinker of the game. He made a close study of a player's weakness and then made the appropriate strategy to plot his dismissal. He was also very much a leader in standing up to the Cricket Board officials when it came to players' rights and allowances. He led India to many notable triumphs and it was under his leadership that the famous spin quartet came into being, that there was vast improvement in the ground fielding and close in catching. Pataudi himself showed the way and he was one of the best Indian fielders of all time. Pataudi led India in the then record number of 40 Tests. He also captained Oxford University in 1961, the year he sustained an injury to his right eye in a car accident. He played for some years for Sussex, succeeding Ted Dexter as captain in 1966. Probably his best among many roles since retirement has been that of a sharp witted TV commentator. (Partab Ramchand)


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